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New software combining dispatch algorithms with probabilistic forecasting could reduce Concentrated solar power (CSP) bid prices by a quarter and spur fresh U.S. CSP deployment, Mike Wagner, Principal Investigator at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), told New Energy Update. On October 1, NREL launched a new three-year study into optimized CSP dispatch software that …
Power has been produced from what is claimed to be the first commercially operated concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in China. The Delingha solar thermal power station, located in central China and operated by China General Nuclear Power Group, has a total capacity of 50MW plant – equivalent to the power produced by 60,000 tonnes …
On October 1, NREL launched a new three-year study into optimized CSP dispatch software that allows real-time operations of CSP plants. Partners in the project include U.S. developers SolarReserve, BrightSource and research institutions Northwestern University and the Colorado School of Mines. One of seven new NREL CSP projects funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s …
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ACWA Power, Dubai add 250 MW of PV to DEWA CSP project Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power and the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) have agreed to add 250 MW of PV capacity to the 700 MW DEWA CSP project, ACWA Power announced November 11. The power purchase agreement (PPA) for the DEWA CSP project …